ChainCatcher news, according to glassnode co-founder Negentropic on social media, BTC trading balances show bullish sentiment. At the end of last year, the amount of BTC entering exchanges (possibly for sale or collateral) increased, but this trend reversed in 2025. Significant outflows of funds from exchanges (such as Binance) indicate that buyers are withdrawing BTC to cold storage, suggesting mid-term HODL intentions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Bitcoin is facing downward pressure in the short term due to macroeconomic changes and market sentiment. Despite breaking through the historical high of $108,000 last December, Bitcoin is currently retracing due to a stronger dollar, increased volatility, and cautious trader attitudes. Joe McCann, founder and CEO of Asymmetric, stated that market signals such as the Federal Reserve's hawkish press conference on December 18 and the significant rise in the Volatility Index (VIX) have increased the probability of short-term declines. He believes that while the outlook is bearish in the short term, the long-term perspective remains bullish.In addition, the unexpected strengthening of the Dollar Index (DXY) has also become a focal point. After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the DXY broke through long-standing resistance levels, reflecting market dynamics of global liquidity constraints and safe-haven demand. Singaporean crypto trading firm QCP Capital pointed out in a report to investors that although favorable regulatory narratives support the spot market, the market environment at the beginning of January may be unstable, as structural risks such as the debt ceiling issue could trigger market volatility. Analysts believe that Bitcoin's performance will continue to be closely related to Federal Reserve policies and the performance of the dollar. The short-term adjustment provides investors with a buying opportunity on dips, but market volatility may pose challenges for investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Bitcoin is facing downward pressure in the short term due to macroeconomic changes and market sentiment. Despite breaking through the historical high of $108,000 in December last year, Bitcoin has recently retraced due to a stronger dollar, increased volatility, and cautious trader attitudes. Joe McCann, founder and CEO of Asymmetric, stated that market signals such as the Federal Reserve's hawkish press conference on December 18 and the significant rise in the volatility index (VIX) have increased the probability of short-term declines. He believes that while the short-term outlook is bearish, the long-term remains bullish.Additionally, the unexpected strength of the Dollar Index (DXY) has become a focal point. After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the DXY broke through long-standing resistance levels, reflecting market dynamics of global liquidity constraints and safe-haven demand. Singapore-based crypto trading firm QCP Capital noted in a report to investors that while favorable regulatory narratives support the spot market, the market environment at the beginning of January may be unstable, as structural risks such as the debt ceiling issue could trigger market volatility. Analysts believe that Bitcoin's performance will continue to be closely related to Federal Reserve policies and the dollar's performance. The short-term adjustment provides investors with a buying opportunity on dips, but market volatility may pose challenges for investors.

ChainCatcher news, Ben Bennett, Asia Pacific Investment Strategist at Legal and General Investment Management, stated: "The stock market has gone through a tough period around the beginning of the year, but strange things can happen in a market with insufficient liquidity. A stronger dollar and rising bond yields will put pressure on future stock market sentiment, and equity investors hope for a turnaround as soon as possible."Vasu Menon, Managing Director of Investment Strategy at OCBC Bank, said, "Trump's pro-growth and business-friendly agenda may boost the U.S. economy, but it could be challenging for the rest of the world due to potential tariffs and a stronger dollar. Therefore, there is a degree of caution and expectation in the market, especially after strong investment performance over the past two years." (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher message, Santiment posted on X: "Over the past two weeks, the sentiment of most cryptocurrency investors has astonishingly shifted from bullish to bearish. As the market cap has pulled back (especially altcoins), interest in meme coins has significantly decreased, while interest in Bitcoin has notably rebounded. This collective FUD is a healthy part of the cycle, and patient traders can capitalize on this high level of 'blood in the streets' to profit."

ChainCatcher message, Santiment posted on X: "The further decline in cryptocurrency has driven Bitcoin's public sentiment to its lowest point this year. Traders are now showing severe panic, which is good news for contrarian investors, as they know market trends are contrary to retail expectations."

ChainCatcher message, QCP Capital's latest analysis points out that the Federal Reserve's hawkish FOMC meeting has triggered a comprehensive sell-off of risk assets, with the Nasdaq plummeting 3.56%, the S&P 500 down 2.95%, and Bitcoin falling by 6.13%. Although the market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the downward adjustment of the dot plot has caused panic. Due to persistent inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates only twice by 2025, which is below the market's general expectation of three times.QCP Capital believes that while it is easy to attribute this round of sell-off to the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, the fundamental reason for the market crash lies in the previously overly optimistic market sentiment. Since the U.S. elections, risk assets have experienced a one-sided upward trend, making the market extremely sensitive to any negative news.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital's latest analysis points out that the Federal Reserve's hawkish FOMC meeting triggered a comprehensive sell-off of risk assets, with the Nasdaq plummeting 3.56%, the S&P 500 falling 2.95%, and Bitcoin dropping by 6.13%. Although the market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the downward adjustment of the dot plot has caused panic. Due to persistent inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates only twice by 2025, which is below the market's general expectation of three times.QCP Capital believes that while it is easy to attribute this round of sell-off to the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, the fundamental reason for the market crash lies in the previously overly optimistic market sentiment. Since the U.S. elections, risk assets have experienced a one-sided upward trend, making the market extremely sensitive to any negative news.

ChainCatcher message, according to the SoSoValue macro sector display, on December 18th, at the interest rate meeting, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points as expected, bringing the target range for the federal funds rate down to 4.25%-4.50%. For the rate cut pace next year, the Federal Reserve adjusted its expectations from "four rate cuts" to "two" through the latest dot plot. In addition, the Federal Reserve raised its expectations for future core PCE inflation and GDP growth, which is consistent with Powell's remarks, all conveying a more "hawkish" signal than the market expected. Data shows that the market risk sentiment VIX index rose to its highest point since early August (when the Bank of Japan raised interest rates).SoSoValue analysts stated that the FOMC proposed an unexpectedly aggressive rate cut plan, coupled with Powell's "hawkish" remarks, led to a shift in market sentiment towards panic, with U.S. Treasuries even overreacting. The U.S. stock market subsequently corrected, while the dollar strengthened. Overall, all risk assets reacted strongly to the FOMC's latest signals. Based on macro data, we believe that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain unchanged, the dollar remains strong, and consensus-driven assets such as cryptocurrencies continue to be a destination for capital inflows. Each market correction driven by sentiment in the game is a good entry point, and we recommend maintaining risk exposure at this time.

ChainCatcher news, crypto analyst AIi posted on social media that the market sentiment for ETH is at its lowest level since December 18, 2023, which is a typical bullish signal. At that time, when the market sentiment hit rock bottom, ETH subsequently rose by 30%.

ChainCatcher news, Singaporean crypto investment firm QCP Capital stated today that earlier in the Asian session, Bitcoin surged past $106,500, reaching another milestone. In the past 12 hours, the total amount of short liquidations reached approximately $151 million, driving this rally, as the weekend market lacked liquidity and traders became overly complacent (the funding rate on Deribit briefly turned negative), leading to a squeeze on short positions in the market. The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio reached an all-time high during this wave, further highlighting Bitcoin's status as "digital gold" and solidifying its position as a more popular store of value than traditional gold.The inclusion of MicroStrategy in the Nasdaq 100 index further boosted market sentiment. Michael Saylor hinted that even if the spot price exceeds $100,000, the company may continue to purchase Bitcoin. This inclusion could attract passive capital into MicroStrategy's stock, thereby indirectly making it easier for the company to raise funds to buy Bitcoin. This week's Federal Reserve meeting seems to be merely background noise for Bitcoin, as its movements remain firmly driven by market sentiment. Although the likelihood is low, if the Federal Reserve and Powell take an extremely dovish stance, it could still provide support for further increases in Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, the rise of the "Trump trade" in November has become a dominant factor driving global market trends. According to 4E monitoring, last week all three major U.S. stock indices rose, with weekly gains exceeding 1%. In November, the Dow Jones increased by 7.5% and the S&P rose by 5.7%, both marking the largest single-month gains of the year, while the Nasdaq accumulated over 6%. Large tech stocks saw widespread gains, with Tesla rising over 38% in November, achieving its best performance in nearly two years, and Nvidia accumulating a 179.23% increase this year. So far this year, the S&P 500 index has risen over 27%, compared to a 24% increase last year, leading to differing views on the outlook for U.S. stocks.The cryptocurrency market performed impressively in November, attracting widespread global attention. Bitcoin's monthly increase exceeded 37%, while Ethereum's rise reached 54%. Altcoins experienced significant gains at the end of the month, with market share continuously expanding; Bitcoin's market share has dropped by 8.15% from the peak of this bull market (61.78% on November 21), while the total market capitalization of altcoins rose nearly 70% in November. Historical data shows that Bitcoin has a significant average increase in December during the second half of the year, combined with the fact that most of Trump's cabinet are cryptocurrency investors, leading to strong bullish sentiment in the market.In the foreign exchange market, the dollar fell by 1.67% last week, ending an eight-week streak of gains, with a cumulative increase of 1.72% in November. The "Trump trade" boosted the dollar in November, hindering gold's upward momentum and triggering a sell-off after the election; spot gold fell about 3.7% in November, marking the largest monthly decline since September of last year. Oil prices continued to decline last week, with a weekly drop of over 3%.In recent weeks, investors have focused on Trump's various economic policies, but at the same time, the expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve have also become quite nuanced. While the market expects an increased probability of a rate cut in December, the space for cuts in 2025 is continuously decreasing. The "near increase, far decrease" phenomenon largely reflects anxiety about the resurgence of inflation under a future Trump administration. This Thursday's speech by Powell and Friday's non-farm payroll data will largely set the tone for year-end rate cuts.eeee.com is a financial trading platform that supports assets such as cryptocurrencies, stock indices, precious metals, and foreign exchange. Recently, it launched a USDT stablecoin wealth management product with an annualized return of 5.5%, providing investors with potential hedging options. 4E reminds you to pay attention to market volatility risks and to allocate assets reasonably.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam published an analysis pointing out that 98,000 BTC options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.84, the maximum pain point at $80,000, and a nominal value of $9.48 billion; 412,000 ETH options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.75, the maximum pain point at $2,900, and a nominal value of $1.47 billion.Bitcoin's attempt to break through $100,000 is hindered, while ETH leads the market this week, with a rebound in altcoin rotation. The potential risks from the end of BTC's rally may be absorbed by ETH, and the bullish strength in the spot bull market remains robust.This week, over 20% of positions are expiring, and next month will see the year-end options, at which point 40% of positions will expire. A large amount of position shifting and the Christmas market will put pressure on implied volatility. The market atmosphere is currently very optimistic, with institutions concerned about replicating the end-of-year rally from 2020, making the options market appear more cautious.

ChainCatcher news, influenced by the hot trading sentiment of Hyperliquid (HYPE), Binance has suspended USDC withdrawals on the Arbitrum chain.It is reported that the genesis event of the decentralized derivatives trading platform Hyperliquid's native token HYPE will go live on November 29 at 15:30 Beijing time. Qualified participants in the genesis event will receive 310 million tokens, which will be fully unlocked. Currently, there are no announcements regarding listings on CEX, and trading is only available on DEX.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 asset data platform RootData tweeted that recently, we have witnessed some interesting market performances.First, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao expressed that he does not like meme coins; subsequently, meme coins in the BNB ecosystem (such as $WHY and $CHEEMS) saw a sharp decline in price after the announcement. However, when Zhao announced a focus on building BNBChain, THENA, which had previously launched on the BNB chain, experienced a significant price increase.Looking at the table data, a clear contrast can be seen; the decline of meme coins may indicate some sort of "cleansing" or shift in market sentiment within the BNB chain ecosystem, or a move away from the more speculative and volatile meme coin space.On the other hand, the positive responses from THENA, Wombat Exchange, PancakeSwap, and APX Finance to the news of building BNB chain reflect the market's strong expectations and confidence in the development of BNB chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to QCP's latest report, Bitcoin's price has fallen below $93,000, leading to over $430 million in long positions being liquidated. This drop occurred after the spot Bitcoin ETF ended five consecutive days of net inflows, recording $438 million in outflows on Monday, while MicroStrategy's stock price fell by 4.4%.Previously, MicroStrategy made a record purchase of $5.4 billion worth of Bitcoin last week. With the U.S. holiday approaching and a lack of catalysts to drive prices up in the short term, Bitcoin's momentum towards $100,000 has temporarily stalled.Ethereum's implied volatility is significantly skewed towards put options, reflecting a market sentiment similar to that of Bitcoin. Currently, market sentiment is cautious, with investors focusing on tonight's Federal Reserve meeting minutes and Wednesday's core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data.

ChainCatcher news: After a strong surge following the election, market sentiment has somewhat cooled last week. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell seems intent on slowing down interest rate cuts, which has dampened the excitement generated by the "Trump trade."According to 4E monitoring, the three major U.S. stock indexes continued to weaken after reaching new highs on Monday. On Friday, a significant cut in interest rate expectations put pressure on the stock market, causing it to decline across the board. The S&P 500 index fell 2% over the past five trading days, erasing half of its gains since the election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.24% this week, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 3.15%, marking its largest weekly decline since September.Bitcoin, after breaking through $93,000 on Wednesday to set a new all-time high, began to consolidate amid the pullback in U.S. stocks but showed resilience. It is currently trading in a narrow range around the $90,000 mark. As of the time of writing, Bitcoin is priced at $90,799, with a 7-day increase of nearly 12%. Other altcoins followed Bitcoin's fluctuations, with SOL benefiting from the MEME frenzy, demonstrating strong rebound and upward momentum.In the commodities market, the cooling of interest rate cut expectations from the Federal Reserve has led to a continued strengthening of the dollar, reaching its highest level in over a year. The dollar index rose 1.6% last week and has increased for seven consecutive weeks. The strong dollar continues to pressure commodities, with spot gold falling about 4.6% last week, marking its largest weekly decline in three years, and retreating nearly 9.3% from its historical high. U.S. oil fell nearly 5%, while Brent crude dropped nearly 4%.Current market focus is on inflation concerns following the Trump administration's rise and the Federal Reserve's more hawkish outlook. Powell's speech on Thursday essentially indicated that Fed officials do not need to rush into rate cuts, leading traders to significantly reduce their rate cut expectations. The retreat in sentiment and uncertainty in monetary policy have increased upward resistance in the market. eeee.com is a financial trading platform that supports assets such as cryptocurrencies, stock indices, commodities like gold, and foreign exchange. It recently launched a USDT stablecoin financial product with an annualized return of 5.5%, providing investors with potential hedging options. 4E reminds you to be aware of market volatility risks and to allocate assets wisely.